St Peter and St Paul's Church
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52.23858, 0.01966
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 148m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 148m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +123 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +123 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort, Crosswort +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort, Crosswort +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Beech, Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Rowan's Walk Walking route 2.6 km ▾
Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks
Named route Length 2.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Hardwick Millennium Footpath Walking route 13.9 km ▾
A circular walk around Hardwick to celebrate the Millennium. The walk begins and ends at the Hardwick village sign. It passes through the parishes of Hardwick, Comberton, and Caldecote, and crosses the Greenwich Meridian twice.
Named route Length 13.9 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map View Point Walk Walking route 2.9 km ▾
View Point Walk is a 2.9km circular walk that includes a hill and steps
Named route Length 2.9 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Butcher's Lane public footpath · 227 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 227 m Surface unpaved Path type: footway
Show on map Long Lane public footpath · 433 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 433 m Surface unpaved Path type: footway
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Coton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge signed cycle routes network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 11.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Dry Drayton, St. Peter and St Paul's Church: Thomas Willement east window, 1853 (detail)
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Wildlife to spot
19,338 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,338 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · House Sparrow +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Badger · Red Fox · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer +1
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022 Otter Lutra lutra2022 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2022 Common Frog Rana temporaria2022 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Migrant Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Corizus hyoscyami +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2022 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2022 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Eristalis tenax Crosswort · Spear Thistle · Danish Scurvygrass
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2023 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,338 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · House Sparrow +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Badger · Red Fox · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer +1
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022 Otter Lutra lutra2022 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2022 Common Frog Rana temporaria2022 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Migrant Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Corizus hyoscyami +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2022 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2022 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Eristalis tenax Crosswort · Spear Thistle · Danish Scurvygrass
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2023 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum
Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2024
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2024
Little Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) argentatus2024
Little Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) argentatus2024
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus2023
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2022
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2022
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2022
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2022
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2022
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2022
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2022
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2022
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2022
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2022
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2022
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2022
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia2022
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia2022
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2022
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2022
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022 